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The DeltaF508 mutation results in loss of CFTR function and mature protein in native human colon.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2004
Mall Marcus, Kreda Silvia M, Mengos April, Jensen Timothy J, Hirtz Stephanie, Seydewitz Hans H, Yankaskas James, Kunzelmann Karl, Riordan John R, Boucher Richard C
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Deletion of the codon for phenylalanine at position 508 (DeltaF508) is the most frequent disease-causing mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. In heterologous cells, defective processing of the DeltaF508 protein results in endoplasmi...
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